now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday.n germany hands victory to max verstappen, and misery to lewis hamilton. there's another twist in the saga of gareth bale's future at real madrid. and great britain shock the usa at the world aquatics championships, as peaty takes another gold. also coming up in the programme... and england's women are still winless in the ashes, as the series draws closer to the end. and riding into the history books — egan bernal is on his way to the champs—elysees in the tour de france yellow jersey. hello and welcome to sportsday. wet and chaotic — the german grand prix was certainly action packed. red bull's max verstappen took his second win of the year, while ferrari's sebastien vettel drove his way to second from the back of the grid. but it was a day to forget for the reigning world champion lewis hamilton. one of those days for lewis hamilton. filthy weather, you are feeling sick and then you have to go to work and it's a safety car start. hamilton's firstjob was to somehow stay in front when

time now sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i'm jane dougall. day of celebrations as england proudly parade their cricket world cup trophy and let the fans share their glory. such an important if tense victory for england, especially in an ashes year, so what next for this squad and what will be their legacy? four wins from four for tracey neville's england netballers they top the group after beating jamaica in their world cup. also coming up in the programme... i'm nick hope at the world aquatics championships in south korea where tom daley has been looking to secure his place at the tokyo 2020 olympics. find out how he got on later in sportsday. and the pairs for the open at royal portrush have been announced we hear from the defending champion and a famous local. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'mjane dougall. it was an historic win at lords, the first time the mens side have won the cricket world cup. the squad have spent the day celebrating and are due to arrive at 10 downing street shortly, where they will meet the prime minister theresa

that is all i had on bbc news now though, it is sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday.dougall. a poor start at portrush. favourite rory mcilroy has a shocker with eight over on the first day of the open. england women are losing their grip on the ashes after australia did well with the bat in the test match at taunton. and an exciting finish for brit simon yates who's won stage 12 of the tour de france. also coming up in the programme: an epic battle between these two rivals — one point seperated australia and new zealand in the netball world cup, but which one will england face? hello and welcome to sportsday. we start the programme in northern ireland where it was all set to be a romantic homecoming for rory mcilroy. the first time in 68 years that royal portrush had staged the open and mcilroy was one of the favourites to win it. but that now looks very unlikely after a dreadful first round of eight over par. our reporter adam wild has been watching today. adam, just how disappointing was today's round from rory? well, the hutch descending over the third hole behind

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall.ce is confirmed as head coach of his boyhood club newcastle united, describing it as a very special moment. but the fans are not happy, neither are his former club, sheffield wednesday, who say they are taking legal advice. joey barton is charged with actual bodily harm following an incident in the tunnel at the end of fleetwood town's match at barnsley in april. also coming up in the programme... tracey neville's england are all but through to the netball world cup semi—final after beating trinidad and tobago. and royal portrush prepares to welcome more than 190,000 fans for the open which starts tomorrow. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome to the programme. we start with the news that steve bruce has been officially confirmed as head coach of newcastle united. growing up in wallsend, it was the club he supported as a boy and he's described the appointment as a special moment. however, reaction from his fellow fans hasn't been quite so positive and his former club sheffield wedne

hello and welcome to sportsday.s evening on day eight of these championships. joanna can't or crashes out as she is beaten by barbara, and with it go british hopes in the singles. —— get johanna konta. serena williams is in the semifinals once again. and why the big three are finding challengers hard to come by as they eye another title. and i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. india are close to securing a plaec in the cricket world cup final, they're on top against new zealand at old trafford. but rain has stopped play at old trafford. they will have to come back tomorrow. and at the tour de france, geraint thomas has a drama free day in the pellet on. —— pellet on. hello and welcome to sportsday. another lovely day here but not another lovely day for johanna konta. she is out, she was beaten in the quarterfinals in straight sets. she was hoping to replicate her run to the semifinals here two years ago but that was ended by the czech player today, who is the lowest ranked of the three czech players she has pla

hello and welcome to sportsday.nd's cricketers have half the job done this summer after getting their hands on the world cup for the first time. part 2 of the mission is to regain the urn from australia with the first ashes test starting at edgbaston on thursday. the news coming out of the england camp today is that captainjoe root will bat at number 3 for that first test with joe denly dropping down to 4 in the order. henry morean‘s in birmingham for us as england go through their final preparations. two days to go until it all begins, five test matches to decide the winner of the ashes, the frustration of both sides is the english weather. both teams looking to get time batting in the middle and they have not had much outdoor batting because it has been running too much. but england face one of the best bowling line—ups in the world and their top order has not been firing in the last few weeks. they have made a shift to the order. and we now know the england captainjoe root will be up to number three. joe root wil

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak.e world again — the united states win the women's world cup for a record fourth time. more agony for england's women as they're bowled out for 75 as australia close in on retaining the ashes. and gaining time on his rivals. geraint thomas finishes second with team ineos in stage 2's team time trial. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. they were the favourites all along and they managed to deliver. the united states have won the women's world cup for a record—extending fourth time. they secured their first ever back—to—titles after beating the european champions, the netherlands, 2—0. and they could have scored a lot more. our sports correspondent, katie gornall, was watching in lyon. lyon, a city at the confluence of the rhone and the sone, a place where two rivers become one and where from two finalists will emerge one champion. the odds pointed towards a us celebration — no country has won more than them. while the netherlands fans were enj

nothing welcome to sportsday.start with the news that england's netball world cup dream is over. there were tears from the players and head coach after an incredibly tight match against new zealand, ended with the roses losing by 2 goals. that's now eight world cup semi—finals that england have lost and they now face south africa in the bronze—medal match. head coach tracey neville said her side's "basic errors" cost them the game. we canjoin kate gray who was watching at the liverpool arena. kate, what went wrong for england? well, this is a team that everybody believed could go all the way in this tournament, and with that comes pressure. and that is exactly what it looked like on the court today. england looked nervous, under pressure, and asa looked nervous, under pressure, and as a result, they made a lot of mistakes. new zealand cut them off guard in the early stages and got an early lead, five goals in five minutes, and england never really re cove red minutes, and england never really recovered from that.

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. lizzie greenwood—hughes. a look at what is coming on for tonight's show. we can for the ashes are england heading for his berries and defeat in their first ever test against ireland? two a week before the ashes, or england heading for an embarrassing defeat? adam pt says he supports the protests against. supports the protests doping embarrassing defeat? adam pt says he supports the protests doping has never had a place in the sport. never has, never will. geraint thomas drops to third in the tour de france. also coming up in the programme... the europa league and the women's challenge cup final. a very busy day of sports. beginning with cricket. england's woes continue. at this stage, ireland looked the more likely team to win this match. things started badly when rory burns was out forjust six runs. jack leach, almost a century, and despite a 72 from jason roy, the other stores are disappointing. they are leading ireland by 181 runs, watching today's action was patrick gearey. thank

hello and welcome to sportsday.ing at the world aquatics championships where this man — adam peaty has once again been blizting the opposition in the breastroke, and another athlete hasjoined in the protest over chinese swimmer sun yang — who's won his second gold in south korea — despite facing an appeal on whether he should have been cleared of another doping offence. craig templeton has the details. this isn't the normal reaction when you've won gold. goodness me, what was that? but this wasn't a normal situation. duncan went into the freestyle final with high hopes of another metalfor freestyle final with high hopes of another metal for great britain, made a rich as though he missed out. he thought he wanted but after being disqualified for false start, the gold was given to him, with scott upgraded to a joint bronze. the dramai upgraded to a joint bronze. the drama i didn't and they are, upgraded to a joint bronze. the drama i didn'tand they are, night was a scotsman refusing to share a podium with pam, who was

that all coming up on bbc news but now time for a sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the headlines. the stage is set as royal portrush prepares to host the open championship for the first time in 68 years. rory mcilroy tells us he hopes to make home advantage count. and i'm in liverpool on day five of the netball world cup where australia and new zealand continue their unbeaten record at this tournament. also ahead.. how sunday's world cup win carried extra significance for the man who masterminded it all. sometimes you get the rub of the green and you feel there is someone up green and you feel there is someone up there looking down on you and i felt that for me and all english cricket that day. hello and welcome to sportsday. the big events come thick and fast. the 148th open championship begins in royal portrush on thursday, the biggest sporting event to be staged in northern ireland. in what will be a home tournament for former winner rory mcilroy. 0ur reporter steven watson is in county antrim. this is the biggest sporting event ever staged in northern ireland, t

but first, sportsday. welcome to sportsday.e are live in lyon where england take on the defending champions, the usa, in the world cup semifinal. the lionesses are due to arrive at the stadium any minute for the most important match of their careers, but they are up against the powerhouse that is the usa. they want a fourth world cup and they won't let england stand in their way. here at wimbledon, it's a familiar feeling for roger federer. despite a shaky start. and johanna konta looks at home on what has been a good day for the brits. welcome to the programme. the stadium is pristine, if a little noisy. the pitch has been very well watered and more than 57,000 england and usa fans will be filling the stadium in anticipation of an electric semifinal. phil neville has said he has been waiting for this match for 18 months so can england do it? can they get to a first world cup seniorfinalfor the do it? can they get to a first world cup senior final for the first time since 1966? following the lionesses and also watching the usa

hello and welcome to sportsday.northern ireland and a dramatic day at the open championship. after a terrible opening round rory mcilroy had to play the round of his life to have any chance of making it to the weeken at his home tournament. and despite a scintillating effort, he fell just short at royal portrush as adam wild reports. we have seen some extraordinary drama here in the day light at the end of the second round here at the 148 open championship and royal port rush. he started the day eight over par, few if any gave him any hope of getting anywhere near that cut mark which came one fifth. he put in a tremendous effort. six under par, the best round of the day, but it was not quite enough, he has missed the cut by a single cut, absolutely agonising for him. and the many fans that lined the court. shane the irishman leads the board, he is up on eight under par, joining the american who has led overnight carrying the second round. behind them, two big names of english golf breathing down their necks. tommy f

now, a quick look ahead to sportsday coming up at 6:30pm.bbc news, we'll have the latest for you on the second day of the open at royal portrush — conditions haven't been favourable again, but it's irishman shane lowry who's led for most of the day. plus, race leaderjulian alaphilipe extends his lead over britain's geraint thomas on the thirteenth stage of the tour de france with a stunning ride in today's time trial. and england women's ashes hopes are further damaged after the australian batters — and then rain — make victory in the test match at taunton even more remote. that's all on sportsday at 6.30pm. now on bbc news, it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. hello. hi. expect this week. we have tell it to the bees. we have the lion king. isn't life or animation? and varda by agnes — a film maker looks back on her life and career. let's start with tell it to the bees, adapted from a book by fiona shy which i confess i have not read.

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak.r day, another english batting collapse as the first test against ireland hangs in the balance. geraint thomas drops to third overall at the tour de france but remains 95 seconds behind leader julian alaphilippe. and a win for wolves on their first european night in nearly a0 years. hello and welcome to sportsday. thank you forjoining us. ireland, playing in only their third test, have the opportunity to pull off one of the greatest shocks of all time as england struggled with the bat again on day two at lords. at least an improvement on the 85 all—out yesterday. they were 303—9 in their second innings at the close of play today — that's a lead of 181 — nightwatchmanjack leach making 92. our reporter, patrick gearey, was watching. most england batting problems have come back once again. it started for rory burns. he made a mistake early on. he looks fidgety at the crease, he is not in any sort of form at the moment and would have wanted more than six, not a good looking shot. england's

hello and welcome to sportsday.been a fascinating day four — where the big names were really tested. rafa nadal pushed all the way by his nemesis nick krygios, the women's defending champion — angelique kerber — knocked out by a lucky loser and even serena williams dropping a set to an unknown teenager. but for british fans, it was almost a picture of calm, with three players through to the third round. first up, rhia chohan looks atjo konta's victory over katarina siniakova. johanna konta looks cultural this afternoon. at home and despite the 26 to reheat, her game was as cool asa 26 to reheat, her game was as cool as a cucumber. —— looked quite at home. there was an early moment for katarina siniakova as she conceded the break, and it seemed it would be the break, and it seemed it would be the first of many. konta, who was serving big, was not putting a foot wrong. as she breezed on to take that first set. 0ne outstanding shot after another. it was as if she was the only one not feeling the heat. there was a momen

hello and welcome to sportsday.third world gold in a british one—two in the 100 metres. where next for gareth bale? the welshman is definitely not welcome at real madrid any more. and from crying at carnoustie to claiming the claretjug. shane lowry speaks about his incredible turnaround. hello and welcome to sportsday. so let's start with adam peaty, because britain's golden boy continues his domination in swimming, storming to his third successive gold in the 100 metres breastroke at the world championships. and, just a day after breaking his own world record and becoming the first man to break 57 seconds, he says there's more to come. ben croutcher reports. when it seems your main competition is yourself, just try to make the numbers are small as possible. this is adam peaty. in the field debate, but in a race against time. he smashed his own world record in the semifinals, the first man under 57 seconds. his mantra, do it once, do it twice, grip better.

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday.0 stages and thousands of kilometres ridden, the tour de france is set to have its youngest winner in a century. not even being ill can stop lewis hamilton at the german grand prix — but mechanical problems stop the ferraris. and from big bash to challenge cup — courtney hill inspires leeds to victory over castleford, as warrington and st helens reach the men's final. also coming up in the programme... england name their test squad for the ashes opener — and there's a first call up forjofra archer. and find out how the tokyo olympics are set to bring new life to an area devastated by a nuclear disaster. thanks forjoining us. egan bernal is set to become colombia's first the tour de france. he'll go into tomorrow's final stage to paris uncontested, as is the tradition. bernal has a one—minute, 11—second advantage over the defending champion, geraint thomas, who is also his team mate. today's stage was won by italy's vincenzo nibali, while bernal and thomas finished together 17 seconds f

we'll take you around the uk in sportsday tonight.netball world cup — maintaining their winning run by beating trinidad and tobago. they still have lots riding on tomorrow's match with south africa though. for scotland though another defeat. with a round up of the day's action — here's kate grey. england continued to impress at this world cup with five wins following the match against trinidad, there we re the match against trinidad, there were lots of changes that match, tracy neville trying different combinations but more importantly, saving some of those legs to keep them fresh for the tougher matches i will follow and that could come with south africa and to play tomorrow we have been on form here in liverpool and they have been going to this tournament and having the best world cup to date. so england allowed to be ready for that one, but i'm sure they will have one eye on the semifinals when they face new zealand or australia that are playing each other tomorrow and i will determine how the semifinals will determine how the semi

hello and welcome to sportsday.e dream is over for ireland — they lose to england at lords with the lowest score in test cricket. can england's women salvage a draw in the ashes? chaotic scenes at the tour de france because the stages abandoned due to uk, causing a change of overall leader. and it'sjess thirlby as tracey neville‘s replacement — what will the former bath coach bring to england netball? i can't put into words still, 48 hours on, how special it feels. it's such an honour to be asked to lead your country. also coming up in the programme: fastest in practice, but will charles leclerc do as well in qualifying? a ferrari one—two in germany, with hamilton in third. plus with hamilton in third. another medalfor great bri at plus another medal for great britain at the swimming championships in south korea and, from a swimmer with the same coaches adam peaty. hello and welcome to sportsday. it was all set to be an historic day. with a target of 182, ireland could realistically win a test match for the first ti

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak.stralia. the first match is at edgbaston on thursday. the news coming out of the england camp today is that captainjoe root will bat at number three for that first test with joe denly dropping down to four in the batting order. henry morean's in birmingham for us as england go through their final preparations. so does make dates to go until it all begins, five matches to determine the winner. the frustrations for both sides is the english weather. both teams looking to get time batting in the middle. it has just been raining too to get time batting in the middle. it hasjust been raining too much, england, there would be facing one of the best line—ups in the world and they have a top order that has not been firing and rebel cricket, the test match in ireland going much further than that. speaking to the england camp today, we know they'll be up to number three. england camp today, we know they'll be up to number threelj england camp today, we know they'll be up to number three. i will

hello and welcome to sportsday.but can they com plete ashes from australia but can they complete the perfect summer of cricket? england when then close out a disappointing ashes campaign with the victory at last over australia. ahead of the british up and we hear from the defending champion on how she will fare in front of the home cloud. hello and welcome to sportsday. 0n the eve of the ashes — a surprise omission england bid to regain that bid from australia. they had lost since 2001 and haven't lost to any site in 11 yea rs, and haven't lost to any site in 11 years, but there was a surprise omission from the starting line—up. jofra archer who starred during the world cup — will have to wait a little longer for his introduction to the red ball format. from edgebaston, joe wilson has the latest. cricket history lesson one, ashes equals ultimate, not the smallest prize and l size, holding it, but biggest insignificance. he smiled. except this time england had already achieved their goal, making history. joe proved h

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm sarah stone.etres breaststroke in under 57 seconds. and new zealand win the netball world cup beating australia byjust one goal! also coming up in the programme. a better day for britain on the tour de france as simon yates claims his second stage win, and defending champion ge—righnt thomas clause back time on the leader. and harry kane scores a wonder goal from the halfway line againstjuventus in singapore

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm sarah stone. ireland's shane lowry has become the open champion at a jubilant royal portrush. adam peaty has become the first man to swim 100metres breaststroke in under 57 seconds. and new zealand win the netball world cup beating australia byjust one goal! also coming up in the programme. a better day for britain on the tour de france as simon yates claims his second stage win, and defending champion ge—righnt thomas clause back time on the leader. and harry kane scores a wonder goal from the halfway line againstjuventus in singapore good evening. welcome to sports day, i met sarah stone. shane lowry is the open champion. the irishman extended his overnight lead to finish six shots clear of england's tommy fleetwood to win his first major amid raucous scenes at royal portrush in northern ireland. let's get more from our reporter adam wild. yeah, despite the rain and wind here at royal portrush, the party is starting. we have seen some quite extraordinary scenes on the links this afternoon, as sh

that's all from sportsday. the women's world cup on bbc sport website and coming up in a moment, the papers. good evening. a lot of fine weather to come across the uk in the next few days. many of us will see cloud filling in from time to time, but it will be fairweather cloud building under an extensive area of high pressure. just thursday, i think, a chance of seeing some significant rainfall across northern scotland. generally, though, a dry picture. through this evening and overnight, we stay fine. we will see a lot of cloud through the day dissolving and then turning quite chilly actually in rural wales, across the hills of northern england and southern scotland by first thing. low to three or four degrees. some patchy mist and fog first thing across east anglia. for wednesday, a bit of sunshine from the get—go, and we will see some thicker cloud pushing into northern scotland through the day. that is a weakened warm front, some more persistent and perhaps not especially heavy rain into the western isles a

hello and welcome to sportsday. edgbaston where england have booked a place in the world cup final after thrashing australia by eight wickets and setting up a showpiece against new zealand on sunday. and i am live at wimbledon on what has been ladies semifinals day as serena williams soldiers on into an 11th wimbledon singles final. i first fought someone who beat elina svitolina to reach the showpiece. and i am in liverpool on the eve of the netball world cup healing from a number of players ahead of this much anticipated tournament. also coming up in the programme... geraint thomas has a productive day. hello and welcome to sportsday. live from edgbaston where the fans are making their way out of the ground where they have watched england beat australia by eight wickets to book their place in the one come final on sunday against new zealand. they have been to three finals before and lost them all, they will have the chance to get their hands on the trophy and it was a toss this morning at 10am we thought would be

hello and welcome to sportsday. aussies see this ground is not intimidating but england's record is impressive and it is here that the first test starts tomorrow. as the metal collection grows, he calls for tougher measures against drug cheats and sports. i had of the landbritish open, we hear from and sports. i had of the landbritish open, we hearfrom the defending champion about she will fare. also coming up in the programme... is this a chance or intellectual property? liverpool try to trade market their name. —— try to trademark their name. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome to the programme. it has begun even before this that out onto the pitch. england says they were hitless really ha rd the pitch. england says they were hitless really hard and that special ashes atmosphere is warming up nicely. news coming out of the grand camp is that he has not made it to the starting line—up but the aussie players and sandpaper gate have. how do we expect them to behave? joe route will make you think again, joe wilson

hello and welcome to sportsday. hello, this is bbc news, time for the latest headlines. the british ambassador to washington quits. sir kim darroch says it was impossible to do hisjob kim darroch says it was impossible to do his job after president trump's very public attacks on him. some say he resigned because boris johnson refused to back him in last night's debate, but the tory front runner rejects that claim. all sites are currently suspended at gatwick airport due to a fault with the air traffic control systems. passengers are arrived advised to check their airline directly for updates. lifting the lid on how labour has dealt with accusations of anti—semitism was in a bbc investigation has told mr corbyn a's office interviewed in the independent process. it's a scathing report says the government has a ramshackle, dad's army approach to climate change. ina army approach to climate change. in a moment, time for sports day. first, a look at what else is coming up first, a look at what else is coming up this even

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. our headlines this evening. a must win game...... england reach the semi finals of the cricket world cup as durham boy mark wood provides a key contribution on home soil. to gauge from the third round but here at emerson, kyle men's whim then dreams are over. —— kyle to‘s a wimbledon dreams are over. and the legacy of the lionesses‘ agony. how defeat to the usa could mean success for future generations. hello again. welcome to the programme. the shadows may be lengthening at durham but the sun will not be setting on england's cricket world cup. the hosts are through to the semi finals after beating new zealand and comfortably too by 119 runs. let's head there now and speak to our correspondent andy swiss. andy, england have come good in the nick of time. that's right, when the egg led fans we re that's right, when the egg led fans were arriving this morning to suspect and might of been some nerves jangling, because they knew that if they lost this match then potentially they could be out of the world cup. in truth, a defeat never

hello and welcome to sportsday.rious summer for england's world cup winning one—day side, the ashes gets under way at edgbaston in just three days' time and england have to "raise their game" for a "hard and tough" series according to director of men's cricket ashley giles. 0ur sport's editor dan roan. it may only be just over two weeks since that historic world cup triumph at lourdes for england but 110w triumph at lourdes for england but now they have to switch attention to the second half of the summer and of course that means the ashes which sta rts course that means the ashes which starts here on thursday as you can see behind me they are putting the final preparations to the rickets, and it looks splendid here and of course it's been a happy hunting ground over the years for england. they have not lost a test my chair for some 11 years and of course there ashes record is a very impressive as well, not since 2001 had they lost against australia in a test series on home soil. having said that, they did of course

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, serena williams sales into the wimbledon final as she looks toord equalling 24th grand slam title. good evening. all british ships sailing through the waters near iran are being advised to go to a heightened state of security. it comes after a royal navy warship had to warn off three iranian gunboats that were trying to intercept a british oil tanker in the gulf. the ministry of defence says hms montrose moved between the tanker called "british heritage" and the iranian vessels. there's been a major escalation in tensions in recent weeks in this globally important region. it's one of the busiest oil shipping routes in the world. on one side are the arab states including a number of key allies. on the other, iran. between them, the strait of hormuz — at its narrowest point it's only 21 miles across. but in total a fifth of the world's oil exports are squeezed through this tiny corridor. so any disruption there affects global oil supplies and as a result prices. our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. this is the royal navy warship which

in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening onris johnson to stop playing russian roulette with their industry. as one hotel group says they are banning mini toiletries

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm ben croucher. remember the name. cori gauff.enus williams at wimbledon. to the tennis world by stunning kyle edmund avoids a first round shock with a straight sets win overjaume munar. and ahead of their world cup semi final against the usa, england's lucy bronze tells us why she feels right at home in lyon.

hello and welcome to sportsday.e live at wimbledon on day five of these championships and these are headlines. cori gauff takes centre stage, good her run continue? the stage is set for the dream jewel of andy murray and serena williams. i am at the bbc sport centre. also coming up. england stalwart karen carney says she is retiring from football after tomorrow's match against sweden. and the legendary racing punditjohn mccririck, one of the most recognisable faces in the sport has died at the age of 79. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm john watson. another beautiul day in swi9, news on andy murray and serena williams to come. we start though with the other big story in town. that of the 15—year—old sensation coco goff who was hoping to reach the fourth round after two hugely impressive wins against venus williams and magdalena rybarikova. she was up against polona hercog. james burford reports. teenagers write? always listening to their music. she has a pretty good excuse their music. she has a pretty good excus

that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening.opia psa volu nteers authorities in ethiopia psa volu nteers across authorities in ethiopia psa volunteers across the country have planted 200 million trees since the beginning of the day. it was thought to bea beginning of the day. it was thought to be a new world record, the initiative is being led by the permit in an attempt to counter the effects of deforestation and climate change. the aim is to plant a total of four billion trees. here's the bbc‘s habtamu tibebu. today ethiopia is in a countrywide campaign of planting trees. this is part of the green legacy initiative by the country's prime minister abiy ahmed to fight climate change and environmental degradation. for the past two weeks, the country has been getting ready for this day, digging millions of holes and preparing seedlings. and today, ethiopians from different walks of life are taking part and the public offices are all shut down for civil servants to join the campaign. the prime minister himself today planted seedlin

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news.barty at wimbledon as the world number one is beaten by america's alison riske in the fourth round. good evening. president trump has accused theresa may of making a mess of brexit as he gave a damning assessment of the uk's government. in a series of tweets tonight he said he had told the prime minister what she should do on brexit — and she had chosen to go another way. it comes after leaked emails from the uk's ambassador to washington which described donald trump's adminstration as inept. the president said he would no longer deal with the ambassador sir kim darroch and that thankfully the british people would soon have a new prime minister. our north america correspondent, nick bryant, reports. asa as a personal level it always looked like an awkward rather than a special relationship. the reserved vigorous daughter alongside the brash manhattan tycoon this is not the first time that donald trump has criticised two is a mate but it is his most brutal assault. — criticised theresa

that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. day of sunny spells and scattered, heavy showers around. we see temperatures in the southin around. we see temperatures in the south in their mid—20s but with the heavy showers, scenes like this. this is how things look in aberdeenshire and as we head through this evening, we keep some of those clear spells and showers. the showers in the north tending to die away but our attention turns to the south—west is the next batch of heavy rainfall moves into the south—west and south wales early on friday morning. elsewhere is cooler and fresher with lows of ten to 1a degrees. here is the area of low pressure that will be quite a play on friday. initially moving into the south—west of the uk and then pushing its way northwards and eastwards. some really heavy bursts of rain, the rain pushing across the midlands, northern england into southern scotland as well. some of the showers could be quite heavy and thundery, particularly on the southern side of the main rain band. further heavy showers

that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. good evening.t of the sunshine today lifted temperatures to 27 degrees. but we did not all have those brilliant blue skies. in other places there was a lot more cloud. we can see some speckled cloud. we can see some speckled cloud from elliott satellite pictures and that behind me a more continuous area of cloud cover bringing some wet weather into tomorrow. still some clear skies around at the moment and as we head through this evening still a chance to see that partial lunar eclipse. look towards the south eastern skies. we keep hold of clear spells heading deeper into the night but through the small hours you will see quite a lot of clout in northern ireland and western scotland with some outbreaks of rain by the end the night. temperatures overnight between 11 and 1a degrees for the soap going into tomorrow this frontal system is going to bring some soggy weather. arriving in northern ireland through the first pa rt northern ireland through the first part of the morning, so pretty disappointing

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak. coming up.day of the open championship at royal portrush. topping their group, england beat south africa to set up a semi final against new zealand at the netball world cup. and australia are on the verge of retaining the women's ashes, after a dominant day of batting against england at taunton. we start in northern ireland where it was supposed to be a triumphant, romantic homecoming for rory mcilroy. the first time in 68 years that royal portrush had staged the open championship, a place where mcilroy had set the course record aged just 16. but golf can be brutal at times. and it all went wrong for mcilroy on the very first hole. as adam wild reports. an opening day of this open championship and spectacular and dramatic as this has so much anticipation and excitement for this great competition returning to northern ireland for the first time since 1951 and much of that talk in the build—up was about the northern irishman, rory. in the story of rory still dominates but not for the reasons many

hello, and welcome to sportsday.ked henman hill as they watch on, as the two great in they watch on, as the two great in the men's game, roger federer and rafael nadal battle it out 11 years oni rafael nadal battle it out 11 years on i thought that epic final here in 2008. rafa no doubt get out on top of that day, it went to a five set thriller, and i wonder if we will see that again. it has all the hallmarks of being one. let's go straight to centre court where roger federer is currently on top against rafael nadal. he leads in that third set. it was roger federer who took the first 7—6, it went to a tie—break, that children going to tattoo on centre court once again but how very different it was in at the second as rafael nadal came back to digging a 6—1. as we can see, it is roger federer who has that crucial break in at the third leading 4—1 at one set all. mark is with me on the roof this evening. as we know, after too little to split your two but a huge amount of support for roger federer on henman hilland a su

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: roger federer gets his 100th win at wimbledon to make it throughother semifinal, where he will face rafa nadal. good evening. after days of mounting pressure, britain's ambassador to the united states, sir kim darroch, has resigned, following a row over leaked memos that were critical of the trump administration. sir kim said he felt no longer able to do hisjob. the leak of the confidential emails, in which he assessed the trump administration as being "inept" and "incompetent", led to him being disinvited by the white house from official engagements, and insulted in tweets by mr trump. the row took centre stage today, in the battle between the rival camps in the conservative leadership contest, with supporters ofjeremy hunt saying sir kim's resignation came after borisjohnson refused to give him his full support. mrjohnson says he regrets sir kim's departure, and called him a "superb diplomat." here's james landale. sir kim darroch, 42 years a loyal public servant, the boy from the council estate who advised prime ministers and, until this morning

that's all from sportsday. we'll have more sport throughout the weekend.h me are the added eric kevin schofield and the uk correspondent benedict. many of the front pages are in, conservative leadership race leading a number of the front pages including the times reporting borisjohnson set the front pages including the times reporting boris johnson set for a landslide victory with the pope leading him on 74% of thejeremy hunt gets 26% of the vote. staying with the leadership race, boris johnson tells the daily e—mail he will make violent criminals serve a full jail sentences and will make violent criminals serve a fulljail sentences and search powers. borisjohnson says he will ta ke powers. borisjohnson says he will take a pay cut to become prime minister putting some of his at the cabin proposed shake—up to inheritance rules leaving —— with recommendation to cut seven years gifting roll it down to five. killers who refuse to root reveal the whereabouts of bodies will no longer be eligible for parole after a change in the law. duke and duchess of sussex ar

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday.ohn watson live at wimbledon. konta keeps her cool — the british number one books her place in the last 16. murray's hopes wrest with serena as he crashes out of the men's doubles. 23 grand slam champion marches on in the singles. i'm gavin ramjuan at the bbc sport centre. england are beaten by sweden — in their 3rd place playoff match, the video assistant referee again deniying them a crucial equaliser. the usa take on the netherlands in tomorrow's final — us co—captain megan rapinoe thinks she has the answer to maintaining

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm ben croucher. remember the name. cori gauff. the 15—year—old announces herself to the tennis world by stunning venus williams at wimbledon. to the tennis world by stunning kyle edmund avoids a first round shock with a straight sets win overjaume munar. and ahead of their world cup semi final against the usa, england's lucy bronze tells us why she feels right at home in lyon. wimbledon 2019 is under way. a fortnight guaranteed to entertain in equal measures. and we are in for a treat. it has been a good day for the brits. djokovic looked at home on centre court. at just 15 years djokovic looked at home on centre court. atjust 15 years old, she defeated williams. here is lydia campbell. for so long, venus williams has ruled these courts. she is a five—time wimbledon champion and had w011 five—time wimbledon champion and had won two of those titles before cori gauff was even born. but as with life, there always has to be a changing of the guard, and for the 15—year—old, perhaps that time is nigh. as she played the former world numb

you're up to date with sportsday. we'll have more in the next hour.nes in the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the conservative bareness and the writer for the independent. evening to you both. many of tomorrow's front pages are already end. the telegraph leads on the debate around free tv licenses for over 75. comments made by the executives who were asked about the positions on the issue. they also featuring a picture of borisjohnson holding they also featuring a picture of boris johnson holding a they also featuring a picture of borisjohnson holding a tipper on the race. the independent also leads on the bitter end is how it describes theresa may's last major speech before she steps down from the roll. they say it is her final swipe at the brexiteers and her party that brought her time in office to an early end. boris johnson take centre page on the times, but the top story is about young drivers will be banned from roads at night under pl

— i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes, here's what's coming up on sportsday. ..erformance. dina asher smith runs a season's best but she can't catch shelly—ann fraser—pryce who's on fire in lausanne. and on the eve of the tour de france, the defending champion geraint thomas says his co—leader egan bernal isn't his rival. hello, the story of the day was at wimbledon where it seems we have a new global tennis star and she's only 15. cori gauff, or coco to herfriends, had already knocked out venus williams earlier in the tournament and now she's into the fourth round after beating polona hercog in an epic match on centre court.james burford reports. teenagers, right because not always listening to their music that she has a good excuse it's a big occasion, she has to sell an end, but not until 1990 begin to see and be like this. jennifer was a 14—year—old reaching the fourth round that year. what stands out most about gauff despite being only 15, as her composure. playing shots that doesn't double her age would be proud of. up until now, the occasion seemed utterly

hello and welcome to sportsday.lia, that's according to ashley giles. we'll hear from the director of cricket. notjust a curtain raiserfor klopp... liverpool's manager calls sunday's community shield againt manchester city a final for his side. and the brothers prepare... andy and jamie murray warm up ahead of their doubles match at the washington open. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. england's cricketers dreamed this was the summer they won the world cup on home soil and then regained the ashes. half the job is done of course — after that spectacular win at lord's in the world cup final — now comes the next challenge. from thursday the ashes get underway in birmingham. england were less than convincing against ireland in their test last week which has lead the director of men's cricket ashley giles to say they must raise their game ahead of facing australia. our sports editor dan roan reports from edgbaston. it may be onlyjust over two weeks since that historic world cup triumph at lord's for englan

this is what is coming up on sportsday tonight.as champions of the world. and the roses are not doing too badly in their pursuit of the netball world cup. still in it in liverpool. underworld championship medal for daly and lee and also qualification for next year's olympics. daley and lee and also qualification for next year's olympics. quite a day for england's cricketers. the newly crowned world champions have not let that trophy out of their sight. they took it to downing street this evening for a reception with the prime minister. theresa may one of the lucky ones at lord's to witness that victory. a little blea ry eyed lord's to witness that victory. a little bleary eyed after last night's celebrations, they were at the oval where they were greeted by hundreds of schoolchildren... ladies and gentlemen, would you please welcome the icc cricket world cup champions, england! applause i don't think it really set in yesterday. you know, we knew that we had one like the world cup. i don't think it probably will for the first couple

that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. what the papers are going to be bringing as tomorrow. kevin schofield, and kate proctor are adjoining me. we will catch up in a moment. first a quick look at what the front pages are seeing at the moment. that prime minister borisjohnston's visit to scotland are making many of the papers tomorrow. the picture of him meeting scotland's first minister nicholas sturgeon on the front of the metro. the independent has an exclusive report that boris johnson's eu the independent has an exclusive report that borisjohnson's eu chief could scrap theresa may's commitment to protect british workers right after brexit seeing it is a chance to escape the heavy market regulation of brussels. the financial times reports that the pound fell to its lowest level since article 50 was triggered in march 2017 and the markets are worried about the possibility of the uk leaving the eu without a deal in just three months‘ time. the times leads on the same story, claiming the slump in sterling on hardline stan

that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. from me for now, goodbye.ally the hottest july day in uk history. the highest temperature has been in cambridge at 38.1 degrees. but it's hasn't quite beaten the record for the hottest place ever recorded in britain. that was brodgale, near faversham in kent. 38.5 degrees was recorded in august 2003, and the met office says kent's record could be under threat if these temperatures continue. ian palmer is in brogdale now. there have been delays and disruption on the rail network. earlier, we heard from the director of the industry body rail delivery group, who gave an update of the latest situation on the rails. the latest is come as we expected, we hoped it would not happen but there has been some severe disruption run the network — especially around london and the southeast. many of the major terminals have been affected, including here at euston, and all of this is because of the extreme high—temperature we this is because of the extreme high—temperatu re we have this is because of the extreme high—temperatu